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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Diamond Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Diamond Grove:
    • 35.312035, -94.198820
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Diamond Grove
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sebastian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
    • Since Diamond Grove is near Crawford County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Diamond Grove

Communities Also Named Diamond Grove ...

We found two communities that are also named Diamond Grove.

Within Arkansas, the name Diamond Grove is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the east of the Diamond Grove that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Diamond Grove.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Diamond Grove is located in Grant County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Diamond Grove that is located in Sebastian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Diamond Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond Grove ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Beverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bloomer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
  • Burnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Burnville is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
  • Catcher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Catcher is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
  • Crescent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Crescent is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Cross Lanes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Lanes is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
  • Fidelity ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fidelity is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
  • Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Island is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Jenny Lind
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Old Jenny Lind
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jenny Lind

How Far From Diamond Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Diamond Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Diamond Grove and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Diamond Grove to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,489 miles [12,052.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diamond Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Diamond Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Diamond Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3120, Longitude: -94.1988       In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.49 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.113 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.142 degrees.